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Reducing agent tank having a sensor for determining a fill level and motor vehicle having the tank

US9074510B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

EMITEC Gesellschaft fuer Emissionstechnologie mbH · DE

Inventors

Peter Bauer · Siegburg, DE
Jan Hodgson · Troisdorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 11, 2012
Grant date	Jul 7, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 11, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/12
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A tank for a reducing agent includes a tank wall having an outer side and an interior at least partially delimited by the tank wall. A sensor is disposed at the tank wall and has a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact. The first electrical contact and the second electrical contact communicate in an electrically conductive manner with the interior, extend through the tank wall from the interior to the outer side of the tank wall and are disposed at a first spacing of less than 5 cm from one another. A motor vehicle having the tank is also provided.

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